glottal catch

Meanings

nounglottal catch (plural glottal catches)

nouna stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel

Similar

glottal stopglottal plosive

Broader

stop consonantstop occlusive

Also see

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